did the same thing seven years ago. >> you can't expect the media to do the job they are supposed to do. they won't hold the republicans and democrats equally accountable. so the g.o.p. needs their own marketing and p.r. team -- >> neil: i think they are running from their own shadow. they need more time to get this set and the prerogatives. but to the president, i'm sure, it sends a message, weak, weak, weak. >> they are under the impression, if they give an inch, the president will say, they are doing their best. this is not how it works. this president compromises when it's in his best interest. he won't bend to what you want. you may as well stand for something. >> neil: that vote will go through tomorrow. it is expected to pass tomorrow, an effort to push off this debt ceiling to date. something that would have really expired in a matter of weeks for another couple of months. i think we will be doing this in may, so your kid is graduating from school into a nightmare. same time, same place. same bat channel. to the flight amid the tax threat. you hear about this -- those in powe